TEAM NEWS: Tottenham's Sandro and Kyle Walker in line for Cardiff clash

SANDRO BACK: Tim Sherwood will be without Vlad Chiriches and Erik Lamela [GETTY]

Brazil midfielder Sandro is in line to make his first league appearance under Sherwood having started Thursday night's Europa League win over Dnipro following a calf injury while Kyle Walker may also feature having returned to training after recovering from a hip problem.

Vlad Chiriches and Erik Lamela (both back) remained sidelined while Jermain Defoe will now link up with Toronto FC.

Sherwood plans to use his side's comeback victory over Europa League opponents Dnipro to lift Tottenham if they hit a poor spell later in the campaign.

The Spurs head coach saw his team come from 1-0 behind on Thursday night, 2-0 down on aggregate, to record a 3-2 win over the Ukrainian outfit and set up a tantalising last-16 tie with Benfica.

Striker Craig Bellamy returns to the Cardiff squad to face Tottenham on Sunday after serving a three-match suspension.

Following the humiliating 4-0 home defeat to Hull last weekend, boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has vowed to make changes, and Bellamy is almost certain to be amongst them.

Gary Medel could return after a recent lay-off with a thigh injury, whilst fellow midfielder Jordon Mutch is available again following a hamstring problem.